Kitty Troubles

tribal_tiger · World Chat Champion Joined: 29 Mar 2005 Karma :

Our cat Frankie just won't stop spraying round the house.

We've tried everything to try and get him to stop, followed all advice i could find but nothing seems to be working. We live in a rented house so we really can't let this continue. If we can't stop this we may have to find him a new home Crying or Very sad

Anyone got any ideas? We've stopped him going in the rooms he was spraying in and he's just started to spray in different places. We've tried moving his food to the areas he spray and again he just sprays in other places.

We're cleaning the areas as soon as we find them with non bio washing powder, then going over it with a proper carpet cleaner, and finally spraying the area with surgical spirt as I've been told by lots of people that this is one of the few ways to mask the smell from them to try and get them to stop, but it seems that nothing works.

Any help please? I really don't want him to go but we xcan't afford to keep having him ruin everything round the house.
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Rookie · World Chat Champion Joined: 09 Feb 2005 Karma :

Has he had the snip?

tribal_tiger · World Chat Champion Joined: 29 Mar 2005 Karma :

Yep, he still sprays and humps everything in sight!
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Rookie · World Chat Champion Joined: 09 Feb 2005 Karma :

Do you know when? They have to be done before about 8 months or they still spray even though they're fixed.

tribal_tiger · World Chat Champion Joined: 29 Mar 2005 Karma :

It must have been around when he was 6 to 8 months. Maybe he was past that stage, but I just need to find a way to stop him. Duct tape cat pants keep coming to mind! Twisted Evil

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DonTony · Banned Joined: 28 Jul 2005 Karma :

Is he peeing (squatting down and making puddles) or spraying (standing up and squirting a stream behind him)?
If he's squatting, he could have a bladder infection. If this is new behavior, take him to the vet. It's better to be safe than sorry.
If he's spraying and not fixed, get him done. That's the major cause. He may stop after, he may not. Some cats develop a habit and don't quit. I'm sorry to say that there have been several cats put to sleep for relentless spraying.

tribal_tiger · World Chat Champion Joined: 29 Mar 2005 Karma :

He's been done, and it's spraying. Standing up, tail start to shake, and to be honest he can get impressive height and distance!

There is no way I'll have him put down, but i may have to rehome him. He did it in our last house, but only when a new cat moved in next door and sprayed in our porch. I'm hopeing if he moves to a new home he'll stop.

I just really don't want to see him go.
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techierob · Traffic Copper Joined: 05 Oct 2006 Karma :

I remember somebody once suggested that you dab their cheeks with a hankie and smear the scent at certain strategic spots around the house to make them feel a bit more at home. Not something I've ever tried though.
Cats normally only spray if they're feeling threatened, although I suppose there are a few cats who spray because they're tossers. Have any strange cats been entering the house recently? Does the cat get let out at nights? Does he have a litter tray available and was he properly housetrained as a kitten?

tribal_tiger · World Chat Champion Joined: 29 Mar 2005 Karma :

He comes and goes as he pleases at night and we did once find another cat had followed him in, so I'm thinking it's to do with that, but since then he hasn't stopped spraying, We've tried to make him secure in anyway we can, but he's having none of it! He's got his litter tray and uses that without a problem, it's just spraying to mark territory.

If only there was an operation or something!!! I really don't want him to go, but we can't stay like this.

Anyone want a cat????
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Shaun · Likes 'em bent Joined: 17 May 2003 Karma :

https://www.thecatsite.com/forums/

Post on there, it's mostly americans but they're always willing to offer advice which usually isn't try pissing on your cat. Rolling Eyes

gavin · World Chat Champion Joined: 05 Jul 2005 Karma :

surgical spirit in a spray bottle Exclamation

every time he sprays, spray the place hes marked with that. your house might smell like an operating theatre for a couple of weeks, but after that he should stop spraying - he will think its your marker and its much stronger than his, so he will give up!

tried, tested, works!
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Mrs Kickstart · Brolly Dolly Joined: 06 Apr 2004 Karma :

Hi,

When Fluff started doing it the vet recommed Feliway It worked

Regards
Charlotte
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tribal_tiger · World Chat Champion Joined: 29 Mar 2005 Karma :

Tried surgical spirt and he just seems to move from place to place now.

Where did you get the Feliway stuff Mrs k? It could be our last chance!
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JodieWodie · Reflective Banana Joined: 22 Jul 2004 Karma :

TT...

https://www.bizrate.co.uk/morepetsupplies/products__keyword--feliway+cats__nwylf--.html
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nc30 chick · Traffic Copper Joined: 13 Jul 2004 Karma :

We've also got this problem but all 4 cats are now doing it. They have all been done apart from baby who isnt old enough yet. I think they are stressed as we are having alot of work done in the house at the moment and just had a nice wooden floor put down Rolling Eyes

, they are doing their best to ruin it already! I have ordered Feliway and it arrived today so fingers crossed it works.

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Mrs Kickstart · Brolly Dolly Joined: 06 Apr 2004 Karma :

Hi,

I get it from the Vets

Regards
Charlotte
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The Tot · World Chat Champion Joined: 11 Jun 2004 Karma :

If kitty won't stop spraying, it's pretty bad, but my cat is really how do you say, self sufficient, he learns not to spray the house, but himself

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gavin · World Chat Champion Joined: 05 Jul 2005 Karma :

is this yours then? Laughing

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You do know that dogs aren't cats, right? Rolling Eyes

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zephyrgirl · Spanner Monkey Joined: 21 Jun 2004 Karma :

The principles of dominance in a pack animal (such as a dog) are slightly different to those in a (usually) solitary animal (such as a cat).

In dogs the hierarchy of a pack will lend itself to an alpha animal dominating and a sliding scale of dominance right down to the lowest member of the group.
The pack needs a leader to promote order and successful hunting.
Dogs need to be aware of their place in the pack (family home) or else they will challenge for dominance - usually challenging the weaker members of the family.
A few sharp words, perhaps backed up with some physicality (such as scruffing) will reinforce that the dog is below the humans in the family pack.

The use of physical force is understood by most herd/pack animal including horses.

For cats who, apart from lions, hunt as a solitary animal the use of dominance control methods wouldn't make much sense.
I accept that there are 'packs' of feral cats that you can see often abroad, but these animals would not hunt together and are congregating where food is provided. The heirarchy that forms in these situations is not for the benefit of the group, but as a survival mechanism for the individual.

In short, shouting at a dog may cause changes in its behaviour, shouting at a cat will just frustrate you and give you a sore throat.

Re-reading some of what I've wrote, I'd just like to say that I do not condone physical violence to animals, but if you go to the other extreme and let a pack animal be dominant towards you, you will be just causing problems for yourself and for the animal.
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